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She Sensed Him Before He Arrived

With a spiral staff and a wizard’s hat, the creature entered her habitat. Sensing presence before he'd gone far, she transmogrified into a scar. Placed herself on her familiar, a mystical magical, yellow tabby cat. Candles were lit; he wondered why she had left her cottage like that. A powerful magic he brought into this eerie, creepy Halloween night. A few mice scampered quickly down shelves and out of sight. Had the witch hanged into a rat? He said a spell and swirled his hat. Scar was silent, but he was hissed at with feeling by the witch’s cat. Maybe a cat, he thought, and he gave his wand a swirl. The cat’s whiskers changed rapidly, turned into a magnificent curl. If he had hit the scar, she would have been revealed, and in danger. But he missed. She appealed to her spells before he could change her. He had changed her once, but not this time. She was smarter now. She filled the room with smoke and gave her spell books a “wow!” Then she swished her own wand and he disappeared out of sight. Witch bests warlock reported the Halloween Express that night.

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Date: 10/1/2022 7:48:00 PM
This is an "oh, so scary" sort of poem, Caren, but very entertaining.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/2/2022 2:32:00 PM
I love Halloween Hank. Expect many more Halloween poems!

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